Definition: Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing;
deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
Definition: Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a
promise.
Definition: Want of success; the state of having failed.
Definition: Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the
failure of memory or of sight.
Definition: A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment;
as, failure in business.
Definition: A failing; a slight fault.